Committee Passes Reschenthaler Amendment Banning Funding for U.N. Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry into Israel
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Appropriations unanimously passed U.S. Representative Guy Reschenthaler’s (PA-14) amendment prohibiting federal funding for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Commission of Inquiry into false allegations of human rights violations by Israel in the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
“The UNHRC’s bogus and baseless commission perpetuates a longstanding U.N. practice of unfairly singling out our ally Israel while refusing to hold actual bad actors accountable,” said Rep. Reschenthaler. “The commission’s recent report is a blatant attempt to delegitimize Israel and whitewash Palestinian terror organizations. I’m proud my amendment to prevent U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding this highly controversial commission was adopted with strong bipartisan support.”
In May 2021, following the conflict between Israel and the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas, the UNHRC approved an unwarranted investigation into Israel’s alleged human rights violations. The UNHRC has consistently demonstrated strong bias against Israel. Of the thirty-two UNHRC mandated investigative probes, nine were against Israel. In contrast, the UNHRC has not established a Commission of Inquiry into the clearly documented genocide that China is committing against the Uyghur people in Xinjang.
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